Hade's death didn't cause much of an impact in the city. Winst didn't say anything about Brad's actions either. He just accepted a random mission and quickly led everyone away. The second prince had arrived, and they didn't want to be involved in any trouble.
Mission, mission, mission. In half a year, the Stars Mercenary Group had completed countless missions of all types. They had also received a few large-scale joint combat missions. Almost every time, they had completed them in a fierce battle. Fortunately, they were not as badly injured as they had been when they were ambushed.
"Damn it! Don't you have eyes when you walk?" A curse came from the lively market. A shifty-eyed fellow bumped into someone else and fell to the ground. Instead, he was the one who complained first. Before he could stand up, he began to curse.
"Pfft!" A powerful foot stomped his head on the ground.
"Tsk! Tsk! Abel, you're getting more and more violent.”Brad looked at the guy on the ground and joked.
"Tsk ~ I already knew his tricks when I was less than eight years old.”Abel didn't have any nostalgia for his former colleague.
"Blame this guy for his bad luck. He could have stolen from anyone but Ai Bo.”Avril was gloating at his misfortune, completely forgetting that Abel had stolen her back then.
"I'm quite curious where he got the guts to find trouble with us.”Winst walked over and kicked Abel's foot off the man's head.
"Damn it! How dare you step on me! I'm from Kunsa, so just wait to die!”When his head finally left the ground, the guy stood up and started cursing. He didn't care at all that the other party was a mercenary.
Swoosh! Abel placed the Fallen Star on his neck with one hand and smiled sincerely. "Who is Khunsa?"
"You, you dare to kill me in front of so many people?”The thief's face turned pale, but he still refused to admit it.
"I don't need to kill you. I just need to let go of your hand and you'll tell me everything.”
"F * ck you. I'm famous for being stubborn.”Hearing that Abel was not going to kill him, he became even more arrogant.
"F * ck! What the hell is this? I'll tell you!" Abel didn't do anything. He just pressed Death on his shoulder, and he couldn't hold on any longer.
"Speak. If you don't behave, I'll take the Fallen Star and stand on your shoulder.”Abel's words made the thief tremble all over. He hurriedly told him everything he knew.
"Kunsa is the leader of the Black Demon Mercenaries, and Black Rock City is their stronghold. We are all under their protection, and if there's anything, they will stand up for us. However, they collect a high fee from us every month. If you don't pay, you can forget about living here.”
"The Black Devil Mercenaries? Guild Leader, do you know?" Aber thought that Khunsa was just a thief leader, but he did not expect him to be a mercenary like them.
"I've heard of him. He's a scum in the mercenary group, but he's not weak. It was said that they had disguised themselves as bandits and robbed several merchant groups, but there was no evidence.”Winst spoke with strong disdain.
"Not weak? How strong?" This was the first time Brad had heard of it, and he couldn't help but be curious.
"I don't know the specifics, but they have a large number of people.”
"Quite a number! Guild Leader, what should we do with this guy?" Abel kept a smile on his face when he asked the question. No one could tell that he would dare to cut the thief in half in the downtown area if Winst said the word 'kill'.
"Forget it, let him go. We'll go to the guild to take a look, accept a mission, and leave.”Although Winst was not afraid of the Black Devil Mercenaries, he still felt that it was better to avoid trouble.
After letting go of the thief who hated them to death, everyone went to the Mercenary Association. However, the coldness here exceeded their expectations. There were no other mercenaries in the entire hall.
"Guild Leader, what's going on? Is this place haunted?" This was the first time Brad had encountered such a deserted guild, and his eyeballs were about to pop out.
"I don't know either. This is my first time in Black Rock City.”Winst and the others had come to the vicinity of Black Rock City for the magic nucleus of the Armor-Piercing Beast, a grade-6 magic beast. After completing their mission, they wanted to come in and rest.
"Hurry up and leave after accepting the mission. This place is gloomy.”Avril obviously didn't like the strange atmosphere here.
"I feel the same way. Something's not right here.”Will's intuition had always been accurate.
Seeing that Winst had gone to accept the mission, everyone found a safe spot and looked around warily. A moment later, Winst returned with a gloomy face.
"Damn it, I know why there are no mercenaries here.”Winst could not help but curse. "The Black Devil Mercenary Group actually charged a certain fee to the other mercenary groups who accepted the mission here. After forcing the other mercenary groups away, they monopolized this place.”
"Are they that powerful?" This was the first time they had encountered something like this, and they couldn't help but be surprised by the strength of the Black Devil Mercenaries.
" What strength? The castellan of Black Rock City and Kunsa are brothers. It wasn't that there weren't any mercenaries who resisted back then, but they compromised and left under the coercion of the army.”
"What about the Mercenary Guild? They don't care?"
"The person in charge of the guild has long been fed by that bastard, Kunsa. There are no other mercenary groups here, so the price for each mission is shockingly high.”
"Guild Leader, what should we do?"
"Let's go, we'll leave this city." Winst did not hesitate and led everyone out of the guild towards the city gate. Not long after, the city gate appeared in everyone's sight. However, a group of fully armed mercenaries appeared with the city gate.
"Hahaha! The famous Stars Mercenary Group had actually come to Black Rock City. Why were they leaving so soon?”Seeing Winst and the others arrive, a burly man walked out from the crowd.
"Khunsa?" Winst's expression was solemn, ready to risk his life at any time.
"That's right. I heard that everyone from the Stars Mercenary Group actually taught our peripheral members a lesson for me today, so I specially came to express my gratitude.”
"Humph! " Cut the crap. Everyone knows what kind of person Kunsa is. If you have any tricks, we'll just take them on."”
" Alright, Captain Winst is really straightforward. Since that's the case, I'll be straightforward. The member who was beaten up is now seriously injured and is in a state of shock. As long as you compensate me accordingly, I, Kunsa, will immediately send you out of the city in a friendly manner.”
"What a good scheme! You were beaten up for stealing our money, yet you still want to extort us.”
"Captain Winst, you must have evidence when you speak. You are the one who beat up our people, and he didn't steal your money.”
"You don't have to say anymore. Today, let us experience the strength of the Black Devil Mercenary Group.”As soon as Winst finished speaking, everyone took out their weapons and prepared to fight.
"Since you want to die, I'll fulfill your wish.”Khunsa waved his hand, and the mercenaries behind him rushed forward.
The leader of the Black Devil Mercenaries, Kunsa, had just reached the level of Sky Warrior. He had a few Earth Warriors and a dozen ordinary warriors under him. Because of their relationship with the castellan, they were lawless and unscrupulous in Black Rock City. Most of the members of the mercenary group were gangsters.
Due to the intervention of the government, the other mercenary groups often chose to give in when facing the Black Devil Mercenary Group. This also created their arrogant nature. Although they had heard of the reputation of the Star Mercenary Group, they did not put the seven of them in their eyes. This also led to them not only being unable to kick the iron plate, but also being injured by the iron plate.
Brad and Catherine cast spells at the crowd while Avril carefully searched for any Magicians or archers hiding in the crowd. As long as she found anything suspicious, she would shoot an arrow at them. Apart from Will, who stayed behind to protect them, Winst brought Babasa and Abel to meet them.
After more than half a year of killing, Abel had already advanced to an Earth Warrior. His insane speed shocked everyone once again, and his death also displayed great power. Ai Bo jumped up abruptly and fell with both hands in the air. He landed heavily in the crowd and sent the surrounding enemies flying.
"Starlight Cross Slash!" Aber shouted, and the cross-shaped Aura Blade flew towards Kunsa. However, the power was much weaker than Winst's. The Aura Blade slashed through the dense crowd, but it was dispersed by the other warriors before it could reach Khunsa.
"Starlight Shine!" Winst also rushed into the crowd and unleashed his AOE sword technique. No one could stop the Sky Warrior's strength except Kunsa. The star-shaped combat qi caused a large number of casualties around him.
"Army Shattering Thousand Kills!" This was the first time Babasa used his ultimate move. He jumped into the air and gathered all of his battle energy onto his iron rod, throwing it at the place with the most people. As the iron rod was thrown, a large number of battle energy rods formed around him, smashing towards the enemies on the ground like a meteor shower. Babasa's face was pale after landing, he had obviously used up too much energy. If it wasn't for today's crisis, he wouldn't have used such an ultimate move.
The trio's ultimate moves and powerful magic attacks instantly petrified Khunsa, who was supervising the battle from the rear. He did not expect the other party to be so powerful. He could actually counterattack so strongly against the attacks of nearly a hundred people. Looking at the dead and injured subordinates, Kunsa could not sit still anymore. He picked up his big sword and led the elites in the group to join the battle.
With the addition of Kunsa and the others, the situation was worse for the Stars Mercenary Group. Winst was fighting against Kunsa, while Abel and Babasa were fighting against the other warriors. The Black Demon Mercenaries had too many people. Other than attacking Winst and the others, the rest of the mercenaries were desperately attacking Brad and the others, trying to take down the weak mages first.
With the continuous casting of AoE spells, Brad and Catherine could not hold on no matter how much mana they had. They could only attack their enemies one by one. On the other hand, Will's situation was dire. Fortunately, he was fast, and the ones surrounding them were not the main Dark Demon forces. With Ariel's protection, he could barely protect Brad and the others.
"Damn it, why can't we kill all these guys?”Abel had fallen with his hand. Even Sky Warriors and below were unable to gain an advantage against him. However, when there were too many ants, they could kill an elephant. Not long after, he had already taken a few hits from the enemies. As for the Starlight Cross Slash, it was still too taxing on him. He could only slash them one by one. He was so angry that he cursed as he fought.
Because Babasa had used his ultimate move, his battle energy was obviously insufficient. Although he had the strength of a Sky Warrior, he was still in a fluster. Winst was the only one who looked relaxed. No one went up to disturb him when he was fighting with Kunsa. A battle between Sky Warriors could be deadly if the battle aura was misdirected.
"Aber, kill Khunsa!" Seeing that everyone could not hold on any longer and that he had yet to take down Kunsa, Winst could not help but feel anxious. He quickly instructed Aber to use mental attack. However, mental assault wasn't something that could be released at will. It had to be within range. Aber was surrounded by a group of enemies, and he was running as he fought. He was already far away from Winst.
Hearing Winst's words, Abel felt helpless. He had no choice but to risk his life! After making up his mind, Abel gathered all his remaining combat qi and released the Starlight Cross Slash again. He had used up too much combat qi, and his body was exhausted. However, it was obvious that he did not have time to rest. Following behind the Cross Slash, Abel ran at full speed with his physical strength. Although his speed was not slow, it was still far from the speed when he gathered his combat qi on his feet.
Seeing that the combat qi blades had flown far away and the enemies had surrounded him again, Aber threw the Fallen forward. The weight of the Fallen and the speed at which it was thrown caused more damage than the Cross Slash. Along the way, the enemies were all killed by the sword. Aber took the opportunity to speed up his charge. As the Fallen fell, he aimed at the landing point and jumped up, kicking the Fallen forward again.
With the Starlight Cross Slash and the Fallen to clear the way, Aber finally approached the battlefield between Winst and Kunsa. Hearing Winst's words, Kunsa was also secretly on guard. Although he did not believe that Aber had the strength to kill him, it would not be fun if he was ambushed. Therefore, when he saw Aber arrive, he forced himself to be alert. While fighting with Winst, he was also on guard against Aber's sneak attack.
Aber picked up the Fallen and threw it out again. His target was Kunsa, but this time, his aim was a little off. Kunsa watched helplessly as the Fallen flew far away from him and finally relaxed. Without his weapon, the kid who had used up all his combat qi was no longer a threat. Therefore, he immediately focused on dealing with Winst and no longer cared about Aber.
" Mental attack!!" Seeing that Kunsa had let down his guard because he had deliberately missed and died, Aber seized the opportunity and released five consecutive mental attacks at Kunsa. For him, who had advanced to a grand mage, the consumption of mental power was nothing.
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